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Ferrari recalls Italia cars after reports of fires Ferrari recalls Italia cars after reports of fires
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Ferrari has decided to recall all of the 458 Italia cars it made this year, following reports of a number of the luxury cars catching fire.Ferrari has decided to recall all of the 458 Italia cars it made this year, following reports of a number of the luxury cars catching fire.
Ferrari said its engineers had flown around the world to investigate five reports of "thermal incidents". Ferrari said its engineers had flown around the world to investigate reports of "thermal incidents".
As a result, it will be asking the owners of more than 1,200 of the supercars around the world to bring them in for modification work. As a result, it will be asking the owners of more than 1,200 of the supercars to bring them in for modification work.
The 458 Italia typically costs about £170,000 ($260,000).The 458 Italia typically costs about £170,000 ($260,000).
Ferrari said the problem had been traced to adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies.Ferrari said the problem had been traced to adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies.
In certain circumstances, this can overheat and lead the heat shield - the liner which protects the engine - to move around. From what I understand, the adhesive melts and it can ignite - but so can the wheelarch liner if it comes into close contact with the hot exhaust as a result of the adhesive melting and the wheelarch liner deforming. A bit of both, from what I understand, but it is certainly the adhesive that is the source of the problem, which is why we are replacing the adhesive with mechanical fasteners so the wheelarch liner cannot move or deform.
In extreme cases, the glue can begin to overheat, smoke and even catch fire, a spokesman told BBC News. In certain circumstances, the glue can begin to overheat, smoke and even catch fire, a spokesman told BBC News.
In extreme cases, the melting of the adhesive can lead the heat shield - the liner which protects the engine - to deform and move closer to the exhaust, causing the lining to catch fire.
The handful of owners who first reported the fires - and that were later confirmed to be due to this problem - will now receive a new model, Ferrari said.The handful of owners who first reported the fires - and that were later confirmed to be due to this problem - will now receive a new model, Ferrari said.
For the rest, their cars will be modified to replace the adhesive with mechanical fasteners.
Ferrari launched an investigation last month after photos purporting to show 458 models on fire or burnt out emerged. They were of reported incidents in Paris, California and Switzerland.